The senator representing Lagos Central in the National Assembly, Senator Oluiremi Tinubu, has described the Eid-el-Kabir as an opportunity to remember the poor and the needy. Congratulating the Muslim faithful in the Lagos Central Senatorial District, Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole in a statement she issued in Lagos yesterday, the senator also called for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians irrespective of tribe of religion. She recalled that the Eid-el-Kabir, “otherwise known as the ‘festival of sacrifice’, in honour of… Read more

A newborn’s umbilical cord stump usually falls off within about two weeks after birth. If a baby’s umbilical cord stump is not treated gently, it can lead to sepsis or infections and eventual death. OYEYEMI GBENGA-MUSTAPHA writes on modern way of umbilical cord care. • Chlorhexidine has the answer, say experts During pregnancy, the umbilical cord supplies nutrients and oxygen to the developing baby. After birth, the umbilical cord is no longer needed — so it is clamped and snipped.… Read more

Skin (otherwise called dermatological) diseases along with respiratory (breathing) and gastrointestinal (food related and its ingestion) disorders are the commonest illnesses that somehow and somewhere and at any time, we will all get either as individuals or together as a community. The reason why these three categories are sources of common diseases include the fact that as humans, we interact with each other via contact through the skin, we breathe air that are common to all and we share food… Read more

The nation’s health sector has received a major boost, as Skipper Seil Group, in partnership with Eye-Q, unveiled a state-of-the-art facility, known as Skipper Eye-Q Super Specialty Eye Hospital in Lagos. It was aimed at providing world-class diagnostic, medical, surgical and optical ophthalmic services in Nigeria. The facility was inaugurated in Victoria Island by the Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade in the company of President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Special Adviser on Entrepreneurship to Katsina State Governor,… Read more

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) has facilitated the training of medical workers from hospitals in Anambra State on emergency resuscitation, delivering a critical component of its commitment to providing skilled and timely response to emergencies in the state. The training of the 70 workers on Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support which took place at the Iyi-Enu Mission Hospital, Ogidi, according to Shell’s spokesman, Bamidele Odugbesan, was delivered by Emergency Response International, a body accredited by… Read more

In the context of national efforts to develop and implement mental health policy, it is vital to not only protect and promote the mental well-being of its citizens, but also address the needs of persons with defined mental disorders. Knowledge of what to do about the escalating burden of mental disorders has improved substantially over the past decade. There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating both the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of key interventions for priority mental disorders in countries… Read more

Nigeria could do with more diagnostic equipment, especially for cancer, the old students of Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School, also known as Landers '88 Reunion Club, have said. The President, Mr Soji Adekogbe, who spoke at the third edition of Omolara Jolaoso Memorial Lecture, urged federal and state governments to provide adequate funding to equip hospitals with tools required for early diagnosis and prompt treatment of cancer. He also said the status of cancer care was worrisome as few centres with… Read more

Mindful of the United Nations (UN) stance that access to quality and affordable health care will solve most of health challenges confronting humankind, especially those dwelling at the rural areas, the member representing Ilaje Constituency 1 in the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr. Abayomi Akinruntan, has provided quality health care services for members of his constituency. The gesture was in collaboration with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). It was aimed at giving medical support to the people. Also… Read more

The Lagos State Government has built a high-tech Critical Care Unit (CCU) at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. The new unit occupies a three-floor edifice and has state-of-the-art treatment and monitoring equipment seen only in world-class CCUs. Right from the Ground floor, the automatic glass door opens and leads one to the elevators, which are designed to suit the patients as they allow for the easy movement of patient’s bed and accommodate the staff handling same. The First Floor… Read more

The weak have been strengthened, some deficiencies addressed in Arochukwu-Ohafia area of Abia State, reports UGOCHUKWU UGOJI-EKE For people in need, the gesture was unforgetable. Basic necessities are few. The only primary school in one of the communities is almost a write-off. The youths need jobs while their parents pine away at unprofittable farms or menial jobs. Worse, many of the residents do not enjoy good health. That was why Hon Uko Nkole’s gesture will remain with residents of Arochukwu/Ohafia… Read more

The lawmaker representing Apapa Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Mojisola Lasbat Lawal, has organised a five-day free dental care for residents of her constituency. The programme, which began at Oluwole Health Post, Apapa and ended at Ojora Palace, was organised in conjunction with MOCARE Initiatives. It was aimed at fulfilling the electoral promises made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain. The focus was on dental consultation, medication, screening and treatment. Speaking at the event,… Read more

A non-Governmental organisation, Blessed Hands Ministry (BHM), has urged Nigerians to show concern for the sick. Its President, Elfreda Akintewe, who spoke when the organisation visited the Children’s Ward C and D at the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Igbobi, Lagos, said the sick should not be forgotten. According to her, the government and well-meaning people in the society should play their roles to help poor patients, especially children. “I feel this is what God wants people to be doing. If… Read more

Hospice care aims to relive suffering and give comfort, - physical, emotional, and spiritual comfort.The patient would have a care giver who is typically a nurse or family member. The patient may or may not be given medication or be treated for the disease or medical condition that he or she has. Some patients may try various treatments including new experimental drugs in order to try to get cure. Some patients decidedly lend themselves to clinical trials of new drugs… Read more